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Junior C# Developer – Fintech

Junior C# App Developer – Fintech

To £60,000

Quant is urgently looking for a Junior C# Software Engineer to join our high profile client.

Current challenges greenfield trading platform development and Integration to other platforms Our client is a well known Prop Trading Business.

The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed with an open dress code. This is a role for techies, those who are motivated by the sharp end of technology and the possibility of making serious money doing something you are passionate about.

• Creating .NET applications for all areas of the business, notably Front Office and Risk.
• Liaising with Traders, Quants and DB developers making improvements to existing applications.
• Create technical design recommendations for developing and integrating programs per
• written and verbal specifications.
• Dealing with ad-hoc requests and fixing bugs encountered by users.

You will be developing systems which will be used by Risk, Mid-Office and Trading departments in a fast moving trading environment. The systems you build will require your skills in multithreading, concurrency, performance profiling and optimization. We are looking for potential not experience.

You will be responsible for the full development lifecycle, where you will get a lot of freedom to decide on code base, technology and architecture. The more knowledge you gain about the business, the more opportunity you get to partner with the business. With direct access to end users, you will see your results in production and get immediate feedback. You will be part of an agile team and you will get a chance to work with the latest technologies on the latest applications and learn from highly educated and experienced colleagues.

C#  Developers MUST have:

• Degree
• C#
• .Net ideally with Desktop or Enterprise App type Exposure
• Hopefully solid design, coding, testing and debugging skills.
• An understanding of WPF or at least and interest in where it adds value
• Solid understanding in at least one version control system

The successful individual will join a small team working directly with the Head of development. My client is growing rapidly as they expand the audience for their products. I am looking for someone who can grow with the team, in responsibility and/or technological prowess – and make a significant contribution to the products we are developing. In our informal technology team office, we offer a quiet, friendly environment with break-out rooms for planning and discussion.

• Work in an Agile environment
• Amazing opportunities to learn through regular tech talks, training and Hackathons
• Join a company with strong market presence
• Excellent benefits and a commitment to work life balance
• Regular social events and opportunities to get to know your colleagues

The client offers a bonus to all employees as a result of performance from day 1.

My client is based in Central London flex working is a given from now on.

Tech: Junior C#, .Net, F#, WPF, SignalR/websockets, Protocol Buffers, Octopus, Autofac, SQL Server

Challenge: Greenfield Trading platform, API development, industry specific challenges

Firm: Well-known Prop Trading Firm , City of London, 40 man flat Dev Team